From left, incumbent Mayor Thomas Richards, Democratic challenger and City Council President Lovely Warren, and Green Party candidate Alex White.

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Rochester's mayoral race is between three different candidates, both in demographics and ideas, but each has a unique love for the city.

While they've been running for months, they faced each other for the first time Thursday at a forum at the Rochester Presbyterian Home in the 19th Ward.

Each candidate had something different to accomplish. All got applause at various points. Mayor Thomas Richards defended his record as mayor, while acknowledging that Rochester still has issues that need to be addressed. He faced criticisms about allocations of police resources, development ...